Terron 9 will be the biggest bakkie ever to be sold in South Africa. Image: LDV Officially revealed, and priced, at the Kyalami Festival of Motoring last year, LDV has confirmed the long awaited arrival of the first batch of Terron 9 bakkies and D90 SUVs on South African soil. Sold since late last year in Australia as both an LDV and MG – the latter called the U9 – the Terron 9 officially becomes the biggest bakkie sold in South Africa, with an overall length of 5 500 mm, wheelbase of 3 300 mm, height of 1 874 mm and width of 1 997 mm.
Able to tow 3 500 kg, the double cab-only Terron 9 has a ground clearance of 220 mm, payload up to 1 110 kg, wading depth of 550 mm and a unique mid-gate in which the lower bulkhead underneath the rear window folds down in conjunction with the seats. A part-time four-wheeldrive is standard on both models, with LDV claiming a breakover angle of 20°, an approach angle of 29° and departure angle of 25°. In total, three trim levels are offered: Elite, Premium and Flagship, with the former only arriving at a later stage.
Up front, motivation comes via an in-house developed 2.5-litre turbodiesel engine delivering 163kW/520Nm to all four wheels through the ZF-sourced eight-speed automatic gearbox. Standard on all variants is a locking rear differential, with a front also featuring on the Flagship. In total, six colours have been allocated: white, silver, black, yellow, blue and green.
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Pre-dating the Terron 9’s reveal by nearly ayear, the D90rides on the same body-on-frame platform as the step-down T60 bakkie, and will take aim at the Toyota Fortuner, Ford Everest, Isuzu MU-X, Mitsubishi Pajero and Mahindra Scorpio-N. Sold under the Maxus Territory nomenclature in China, the D90 seats seven and has dimensions of 5 046 mm in overall length, a wheelbase of 2 960 mm, height of 1 876 mm and width of 2 016 mm.
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